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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1908, Berlin: A Cabaret - 1923: A Doctor, A Diagnosis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Vogel says she wrote the scenes, and Taichman made them come alive. Which scenes does she specifically mention?
(a) The cast rising from the ashes at the beginning and the rain scene at the end.
(b) The various performances of The God of Vengeance.
(c) The opening scene with the Asch's and the final scene as they prepare to leave.
(d) The arrival of Lemml in America and his return to Poland.

2. What does Asch admit to the cast at their first meeting?
(a) This is his first play in German.
(b) This is his first play.
(c) He hates writing plays.
(d) This is his last play.

3. Who wrote the play, The God of Vengeance?
(a) Madje Asch.
(b) Sholem Asch.
(c) Rebecca Taichman.
(d) Paual Vogel.

4. How does Esther treat the newly-cast Virginia?
(a) She gives her a hard time.
(b) She gives her special attention.
(c) She ignores her completely.
(d) She is kind to her.

5. What is Sholem's response when Nakhmen says he is representing the Jewish people as prostitutes and pimps?
(a) These characters are more than just prostitutes and pimps.
(b) Yes, you are correct.
(c) Some of our people are prostitutes and pimps.
(d) These characters are not prostitutes and pimps.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Opening Night at the Provincetown Playhouse: In the Wings how does Lemml respond to Virginia's first performance?

2. When was The God of Vengeance written?

3. What does Peretz advise Sholem to do with his manuscript at the end of this section?

4. Where does Indecent take place?

5. In 1920, Ellis Island: An Impossibly Long Line, the troupe is lined up where?

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